Chapter 55

Sophia gave a small nod, “Mhm.”

She wasn’t actually cold. The wool hat she was wearing still held onto his warmth.

She had always been a pushover for Brandon, especially when he was being thoughtful and tender like this.

Brandon didn’t pick up on the ripples in her heart. He raised his hand to cover her ears for a moment and looked at her, “You didn’t eat much back at home. How about grabbing a bite outside?”

Sophia hesitated for a second before nodding.

Behind the square was a night market with street food stalls. Even though it was early in her pregnancy, Brandon wasn’t too strict about what Sophia could and couldn’t eat.

It was Sophia who held back a bit, not daring to eat just anything. She only ordered a burger.

Their dining spot was just a makeshift tent and a small table set up by the roadside.

Brandon also got himself a burger and sat opposite Sophia.

This was their first time eating at a street stall like this.

The experience felt novel to Sophia, particularly with Brandon sitting across from her in a suit, which seemed a bit out of place against the backdrop of the humble stall.

Sophia thought Brandon might feel uncomfortable, but then she saw him pick up the disposable utensils and start eating.

She couldn’t help but look at him.

Brandon glanced at her in between bites, “What’s up?”

Sophia shook her head, “Nothing.”

you to be

a look, “Back in college, there was this whole street of food stalls behind the campus. I used to go a lot places

bit surprised, “I thought you were

These past few years running the company, being busy, and having to maintain the company’s image meant I didn’t really hit up street

about you? Ever

Sophia chuckled, “Had a food street behind my

also chuckled, feeling

always bustling with student couples. Watching them, he’d often think of Sophia, wondering which college she was at, what she

which college

a prestigious university due to her high scores. Her name was up

were even in the same city, the same university

world, they never crossed paths.

school before,” Brandon

was taken aback, “What?”

at her, “When I first started

a small hope of bumping into Sophia during those visits, though it had never

were coming, I would’ve treated you

smiled back,

was there. Knowing her, she probably would have just politely

her words didn’t carry much weight

crush on him, always feeling a mix of respect, fear, and dependence around him, never daring to make a move even if they had met

didn’t call her out on it. Instead, he suggested,

of their heart-to-heart, or maybe because Brandon was showing a side of him that wasn’t so distant, or it could have been that the burger and condiments

the burger in

with her just because he couldn’t

almost unimaginable

all seemed like a huge waste

heart’s content, Brandon felt an unexpected sense

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